Oscillatory and burst discharge across electrosensory topographic maps

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 2364-2382

  Turner, Ray W ^b   Plant, James R ^b   Maler, Leonard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRORECEPTOR; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATORY POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; SINGLE UNIT ACTIVITY; SPIKE;

EID: 0029908305     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.76.4.2364     Document Type: Article

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